Black-ish

ABC Pulling a 'Black-Ish' Episode Only Gave it More Power (Column)

The most surefire way to make people interested in a product is to ban it from circulation. ABC found this out the hard way in 2018 when it pulled an episode of “Black-ish” (“Please, Baby, Please”) from its schedule less than a week before it was due to air, which all but guaranteed that it would become the stuff of TV industry legend. “Black-ish,” from creator Kenya Barris, had already tackled plenty of “ho... more

'Black-ish' Episode 'Please, Baby, Please' Released on Hulu After Being Shelved by ABC

The “Please, Baby, Please” episode of “Black-ish,” which was controversially shelved before airing by ABC due to its political content back in 2018, will finally make it to air on Hulu. “Black-ish” creator Kenya Barris shared the news in a statement Monday. “We were one year post-election and coming to the end of a year that left us, like many Americans, grappling with the state of ... more

Kenya Barris, ABC Boss Karey Burke Break Down Re-Broadcast of 'Black-ish' Juneteenth Episode

Amid widespread civil unrest, many in the U.S. are learning about the holiday of Juneteenth for the first time. The day commemorates when the last slaves in the Confederacy were liberated in 1865 and has gone on to mark a celebration of the end of slavery in the U.S. in general. Leading up to this year’s Juneteenth, ABC decided to re-air the episode of “Black-ish” dedicated to the holiday on June. In the musical episode, Dre (Anthony Anderson) is upset that there are not enough ... more